HPSA is proudly co-sponsoring with the Griffth Leadership Center (GLC) a special information session for students as well as 1:1 office hours with Meryl Price, MHSA, the President of Health Policy Matters in Newtown, Massachusetts.

This is a great opportunity for both first and second year students to speak with a seasoned professional about career development and opportunities.

Ms. Price has twenty-five years’ experience developing health care programs, policy and value-purchasing opportunities for public and private sector organizations. Previously, she served as the Assistant Secretary in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and earlier as the Director, HMO Program with the Division of Medical Assistance.

We are excited to invite the Executive Director and CEO of Authority Health, Chris Allen, FACHE, to speak about his experience in population health and health policy. He is an alum of UM-SPH's Health Management and Policy program and is passionate about incorporating population health into the clinical atmosphere, and increasing community health centers in SE Detroit.

Location: School of Public Health, Building I Room 1655

Food will be provided.

Full bio below:

Chris Allen, the first President & CEO of Authority Health, has health care and hospital administration expertise that spans more than 35 years. Mr. Allen pioneered the award-winning Family Road Program, providing prenatal and health education services to more than 184,000 young mothers throughout the City of Detroit. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Hutzel Hospital (1991 to 1995), and was the Corporate Vice Officer for Management Services at the Detroit Medical Center (1989 to 1991). Mr. Allen is a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives and, beginning in January 2017 will be the Chairman of the Bon Secours Health System, Inc. Board. He is past Chairman of the Catholic Medical Mission Board, and has held positions on numerous local, regional, and national boards such as the Senior Vice Chair of the American Red Cross in Washington D.C., Catholic Health Association, National Arthritis Foundation, and others.

Come hang out as election results roll in! We will be providing cookies from the Trump and Clinton family recipes and other light snacks, while testing our knowledge on Presidential History. We will also be hosting informal trivia (teams of 4-5 formed that night), and questions will be asked during commercial breaks, with fun prizes for the winning team. Feel free to bring friends and additional snacks or drinks to share. This event is open to everyone.

The University of Michigan Students for Choice will be screening the movie, Trapped. U.S. reproductive health clinics are fighting to remain open. Since 2010, 288 TRAP (Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers) laws have been passed by conservative state legislatures. Unable to comply with these far-reaching and medically unnecessary measures, clinics have taken their fight to the courts. As the U.S. Supreme Court decides in 2016 whether individual states may essentially outlaw abortion (Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt), Trapped follows the struggles of the clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of a battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.

For more information, please visit: http://www.trappeddocumentary.com/screenings/2016/3/8/university-of-michigan-students-for-choice

CMS Chief Data Officer, Niall Brennan, will discuss CMS' recent actions to transform itself into a data driven organization and its efforts to maximize its data assets for both internal and external users. This presentation will include information on CMS data products ranging from public use files to controlled data access method via the Virtual Research Data Center and the Qualified Entity program. The presentation will also review some of the internal analytics CMS conducts in order to better manage its multiple programs.

Recent reports of elevated blood lead levels in children in Flint, Michigan, have brought national attention to the role of drinking water in lead exposure. Important questions are being raised about changes in drinking water chemistry, what can be done to control lead exposure through drinking water, and how local water utilities and the public health community can work together. Join APHA and the American Water Works Association for an interactive discussion about the current state of science related to the health risks posed by lead and the value of engaging the water systems sector.

To learn more and register, visit: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=oyrw9zho5q8q

Sam Quinones is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist and author of three books of narrative nonfiction. His latest book is Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic (Bloomsbury, 2015), for which he traveled across the United States.

At this event, Quinones will discuss his experiences researching America’s opiate epidemic. His book, Dreamland, recounts twin stories of drug marketing in the 21st Century: A pharmaceutical corporation flogs its legal new opiate prescription painkiller as nonaddictive. Meanwhile, immigrants from a small town in Nayarit, Mexico, devise a method for retailing black-tar heroin like pizza in the U.S., and take that system nationwide, riding a wave of addiction to prescription pills from coast to coast. The collision of those two forces has led to America’s deadliest drug scourge in modern times.

A National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, Dreamland was also selected as one of the best books of 2015 by Amazon.com, Slate.com, the Daily Beast, Buzzfeed, Seattle Times, Boston Globe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Entertainment Weekly, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg Business.

Learn about the Flint water crisis and the surrounding issues in this special, University of Michigan-Flint course being offered FREE to the community. The course from our Department of Public Health and Health Sciences is also being offered as a credit course to students. This opportunity for bi-directional learning will feature leaders and experts in the Flint water crisis. Attendees are encouraged to register by clicking the "Register to Attend" links listed for each date.

For more information, visit here: https://www.umflint.edu/flintwatercrisis

Learn about the Flint water crisis and the surrounding issues in this special, University of Michigan-Flint course being offered FREE to the community. The course from our Department of Public Health and Health Sciences is also being offered as a credit course to students. This opportunity for bi-directional learning will feature leaders and experts in the Flint water crisis. Attendees are encouraged to register by clicking the "Register to Attend" links listed for each date.

For more information, please visit: https://www.umflint.edu/flintwatercrisis

Paula Lantz will be presenting during this research seminar series. This presentation will be recorded and available for viewing following the event. To view the seminar after February 8, click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtOyfg1Cekg4geSdCXug64rFg6ZI1gYYT.

The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Michigan Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AcademyHealth’s National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) provides an in-depth perspective on the nation’s health policy agenda. Now in its 16th year, the meeting is designed to provide clarity on the most critical health care issues and immediate policy priorities, with expert analysis from health policy insiders.

For more information, please visit this website: http://nhpc.academyhealth.org/home

We hope you all are having a great start to the new semester! Come join us to get exciting updates about things that HPSA has planned for the upcoming semester and to end the night watching the Republican Debate.

Please RSVP using this form: http://goo.gl/forms/DZsE4xs9XBBYOB!!! We will be providing snacks.

Learn about the Flint water crisis and the surrounding issues in this special, University of Michigan-Flint course being offered FREE to the community. The course from our Department of Public Health and Health Sciences is also being offered as a credit course to students. This opportunity for bi-directional learning will feature leaders and experts in the Flint water crisis. Attendees are encouraged to register by clicking the "Register to Attend" links listed for each date.

Learn about the Flint water crisis and the surrounding issues in this special, University of Michigan-Flint course being offered FREE to the community. The course from our Department of Public Health and Health Sciences is also being offered as a credit course to students. This opportunity for bi-directional learning will feature leaders and experts in the Flint water crisis. Attendees are encouraged to register by clicking the "Register to Attend" links listed for each date.

HPSA and MHESA will be hosting mock behavioral phone interviews with HMP alumni. These hour-long interviews will be an excellent opportunity to hone your interviewing skills and learn from accomplished HMP alumni. The first 30 minutes of this conversation will be behavioral in nature. The second 30 minutes will be devoted to feedback. You will also have time to ask your interviewer questions about their post-HMP careers.

RSVP here by Friday, January 15th and email Erika Vijh with any questions: evijh@umich.edu.

Honoring Dr. David Satcher, Founding Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Symposium will include presentations, panel discussions, break-out sessions, video testimonials, and more. There will also be a light breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. and areception/poster session from 4 to 5 p.m., both included with Symposium registration fees. Free bus transportation from Ann Arbor will be available.

David Asch, M.D., M.B.A. Executive Director of Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation, will be speaking about opportunities for implementing innovative models of behavioral health. Lunch will be served at 11:45 am.

Deputy Director Jahmal Miller will be sharing his expertise on health equity issues and will be discussing the recently released statewide plan to promote health & mental health equity – The Portrait of Promise.